First Off, my Vive arrived on a Thursday and broke that Sunday. I am getting it replaced, free of charge by Amazon. HTC tried to help me get it back up and running but to no avail. They have great customer service. I am not happy that this happened, but I also understand that with mass production, sometimes things happen or don't work as they should all the time.
Now, on to the review!
This thing is AMAZING! I have never gotten such a workout in my life. I am a computer guy. I like to play games and research stuff on the internet. This has unfortunately led to an unhealthy lifestyle and I needed to shed a few pounds. I wanted to get a VR system anyway so I thought may be this would be a great way to kill two birds with one stone.
And it is.
This thing tricks you. You think you're just having fun playing games, but no. It is a full body workout and I love it! I have never been able to find something that was fun and exercise at the same time, but now I have it. I have an approximately 3m x 1.5m room-scale setup. While this works without a hitch most of the time, I would definitely recommend a 3m x 2m space if at all possible. I play Audioshield, Holopoint, The Golf Club VR, Superhot VR, Sword Master VR and Raw Data for exercise and activity. Of these, Holopoint and Audioshield are definitely the most intensive... but they are also a blast to play. I would definitely recommend this headset to anyone who has a powerful enough PC and can afford it, and would also like to get a nice workout in their own home.
Now, a few other things;
-The screen door effect is pretty bad unfortunately. However, as my HMD did die after 3 days, this may have just been a faulty or defective item. I will have to wait and see.
-I wear glasses. I did not have problem with making the headset feel comfortable at all. Very spacious if you wear glasses.
-My hand tracking seemed to be a bit wacky sometimes. However, I am gonna go out on a limb and blame myself for this one and say it was my fault for bad sensor placement.
- I have an i7 5930k and a GTX 1080 TI. I never had any problems with framerates or whatnot.
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From the manufacturer
VIVE Virtual Reality System
Experience unparalleled, true-to-life virtual reality
Room-Scale VR
Explore the virtual world with the freedom to move around in a space up to 15’ by 15’.
Don’t have that kind of room? Use VIVE seated, standing, or in a space at least 6’6” by 5’’.
Precision Tracking
SteamVR Tracking provides 360-degree coverage of your movements to the millimeter.
Don’t worry, VIVE’s Chaperone system warns you when you reach the boundaries of your play area.
Recommended Minimum Computer Specs
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 480, equivalent or better
- CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 or AMD FX 8350, equivalent or better
- RAM: 4 GB or more
- Output: HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort 1.2 or newer
- USB: 1x USB 2.0 or better port
- OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 or later
Powering VIVE
Graphics Card
Processor
Memory
Better than Gear VR, usable with glasses, ok for kids!
Reviewed in Canada on March 17, 2018
This is one of my favourite purchases this year.I built a gaming PC specifically for VR.My setup is:Geforce 1080 TI 13GB video cardWater-cooled i7 4.7 GHz 6 core processor16 GB of DDR4 Ram1 TB SSD storageWin 10 ProThis build is perfect for VR.some games I recommend after 1 week of playing:Fruit NinjaSuperhotInto The RhythmPirate Space TrainerBeat SabreGood games for kids:Google Tilt BrushJob SimulatorFruit NinjaThe LabInto The RhythmI have a mild vision problem that requires glasses for night driving and to sharpen small text on the TV when gaming.In VR, my eyes get sore when I don't wear my glasses. Luckily you can comfortably fit glasses in the headset.Some accessories I recommend:-Deluxe audio strap-HMD cable management system that puts the cable over your head.-large display or TV for friends/family to watch along with the VR user.-controller charging stand to clean up the desk.I've upgraded to the Vive from the gear VR. that was really cool, but this is better - and I assume the HTC Vive Pro coming soon will be even better.I recommend you don't let kids play any content with scary situations or blood. Letting them play games that are too life-like is risky to their psyche. It's extremely real feeling scared by monsters, falling in pits or being face to face to a dinosaur.I am careful to make sure my 7 year old daughter sticks to games like fruit Ninja and other cartoony G rated games.Those games are really fun for all ages anyway :)
Reviewed in Canada on March 17, 2018
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